Pratt & Whitney has announced that with immediate effect, Rick Deurloo, the company’s current Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, will take over from Carroll Lane, who has chosen to leave Pratt & Whitney for another leadership opportunity, as President of its Commercial Engines business. Deurloo will remain in his existing roles while taking on this new responsibility. He will be responsible to Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy.
“Pratt & Whitney’s commercial engines business is well positioned for long-term success thanks to its technology and product offerings across a strong portfolio of major platforms such as the GTF, V2500 and mature engines,” said Eddy. “That momentum will continue and grow with Rick, who brings a wealth of experience and a deep knowledge of our commercial customers to this expanded role. I’m confident the commercial business will continue to deliver on our customers’ high expectations under Rick’s leadership.”
Deurloo joined the former United Technologies Corporation in 1998 and has over 20 years of experience in management and sales in the global aerospace industry. Prior to his role as Senior Vice President and CCO, where he was responsible for leading and directing all sales, marketing and customer support worldwide for Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines and International Aero Engines (IAE), Deurloo held other senior leadership positions including Regional Vice President of Sales for the Americas.
